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The Cassata Family Donates 1000 N95 Facemasks, 100 Meals and $15,000 to Huntington Hospital
by Marina Kennedy - May 07, 2020 On Tuesday May 5, 2020 Rosario S. Cassata, President and Trustee of The Cassata Foundation along with his wife Carolyn, made a donation to Huntington Hospital of 1000 N95 face masks to the medical personnel, provided 100 meals from NY Panini to the employees and staff, and made a monetary donation o...
Wake Up With BWW 5/5: A STRANGE LOOP Wins the Pulitzer Prize For Drama, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 05, 2020 Today's top stories: A Strange Loop has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and more!...
NYC Health + Hospitals & AFM Local 802 Launch MUSIC FOR THE SOUL for Our Medical Heroes & Their Patients
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2020 The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, NYC Health + Hospitals and AFM Local 802 have launched Music for the Soul of NYC's Health + Hospitals Heroes, a new series in support of the 43,000 staff at NYC's 11 public hospitals and their patients. The series is funded by the Laurie M Tisch Illumin...
VIDEO: Plano Symphony Orchestra Plays Tribute To Frontline Health Care Workers
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2020 The musicians of the Plano Symphony Orchestra created a video in tribute to our frontline health care professionals working in the fight against Coronavirus. The musicians each recorded their parts individually during the stay at home/quarantine....
Atlanta Opera Reimagines HANSEL & GRETEL for Virtual Storytime Sessions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 09, 2020 The Atlanta Opera has found a new way of taking opera to Georgia's students during the pandemic. Instead of touring to school theaters and gymnasiums with the Studio Tour production of Hansel and Gretel, originally slated for May, the company has created a new virtual show expressly for distance lea...
VIDEO: Plano Symphony Orchestra Plays Tribute To Frontline Health Care Workers
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2020 The musicians of the Plano Symphony Orchestra created a video in tribute to our frontline health care professionals working in the fight against Coronavirus. The musicians each recorded their parts individually during the stay at home/quarantine....
Magic Giant Announces 4th Live From Quarantine Virtual Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2020 When alternative band MAGIC GIANT hosted their first LIVE FROM QUARANTINE in March, they had no way of knowing how long the Coronavirus pandemic would last or just how far their virtual festival would go. Since then, the band has hosted two more successful weekends and raised $100K for charity - cre...
The Philly POPS Continues 42-Year Independence Day Tradition With A Streamed Performance
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2020 The Philly POPS announced todaya??its performances in the 2020 Wawa Welcome America virtual festival, which include the annual POPS on Independence performance, now planned as a virtual stream, and a performance from The Philly POPS BIG Band in the City's Celebration of Freedom Ceremony. ...
VIDEO: Barbra Streisand Calls Jimmy Fallon; Talks 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2020 During last night's episode of The Tonight Show: At Home Edition, Barbra Streisand called Jimmy Fallon from her own quarantined home!...
Battery Dance Gives Back To Healthcare Workers In Honor Of Giving Tuesday
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2020 Inspired by Giving Tuesday Now, a national day of giving to support those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Battery Dance will provide free virtual mindful movement classes for frontline health care workers during the month of May. The 15-minute classes require no prior dance experience a...
SK Shlomo and Celebrity Guests Aim To Teach People To Beatbox
by Stephi Wild - May 04, 2020 Record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo is launching a huge project to help kids and raise money for NHS Charities Together....
Sing For Hope Launches 'SingForHopeGrams' To Support Working Artists & Fight Isolation
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2020 Sing for Hope today announced it has launched a new initiative called 'SingforHopeGrams' to bring moments of music and connection directly to people's lives while providing employment for artists from Broadway, opera, and more as the world's stages remain dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The premi...
VIDEO: Barbra Streisand Calls Jimmy Fallon; Talks 'You'll Never Walk Alone' on THE TONIGHT SHOW
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2020 During last night's episode of The Tonight Show: At Home Edition, Barbra Streisand called Jimmy Fallon from her own quarantined home!...
Boston Pops FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR Canceled; Special Broadcast to Take Place July 4
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 08, 2020 This July 4, the Boston Pops will present A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes to pay tribute to the COVID-19 frontline workers and honor those who have lost their lives during the current health crisis, while also celebrating our diverse nation's founding values of liberty and justice for all....
VIDEO: 16 Children's Theatres Honor Frontline Workers With National Tribute Song
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2020 Amid the global pandemic which has forced the temporary closure of many performing arts venues, 16 youth-serving theatres across the country have come together to share a national tribute, performed by children within each community, to honor frontline workers....
VIDEO: 16 Children's Theatres Honor Frontline Workers With National Tribute Song
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2020 Amid the global pandemic which has forced the temporary closure of many performing arts venues, 16 youth-serving theatres across the country have come together to share a national tribute, performed by children within each community, to honor frontline workers....
JSO Commissions New Work for Physically Distanced Orchestra and Choir From José Luis Domínguez
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic, and to express gratitude to frontline medical and service workers, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has commissioned a new work, Gratias Tibi, for physically distanced orchestra and choir from José Luis Domínguez....
Sing For Hope Launches 'SingForHopeGrams' To Support Working Artists & Fight Isolation
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2020 Sing for Hope today announced it has launched a new initiative called 'SingforHopeGrams' to bring moments of music and connection directly to people's lives while providing employment for artists from Broadway, opera, and more as the world's stages remain dark due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The premi...
Keith Urban Performs Surprise Live Show at Drive-In Movie Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2020 WION has reported that Keith Urban performed a surprise live show at a drive-in movie theatre in Nashville, to test how concerts would run moving forward in the era of social distancing. ...
Battery Dance Gives Back to Healthcare Workers in Honor of Giving Tuesday Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 05, 2020 Inspired by Giving Tuesday Now, a national day of giving to support those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Battery Dance will provide free virtual mindful movement classes for frontline health care workers during the month of May....
Healthcare Workers and Artists Celebrate International Nurses Day With HEART SOUNDS
by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2020 Healthcare Workers and Artists celebrate International Nurses Day with HEART SOUNDS, an online concert streaming on International Nurses Day, Tuesday 12 May 2020....
Tri Cities Opera Launches Mask Up Southern Tier Initiative, Making Masks for Frontline Workers
by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2020 Tri-Cities Opera has launched the Mask Up Southern Tier initiative,...
Dolly Parton Releases a New Song 'When Life Is Good Again'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 29, 2020 Dolly Parton has used her platform to spread hope and joy to countless fans throughout her legendary career. At a time when our world seems to be in disarray and so many are struggling, Parton is once again using her familiar and comforting voice to lift us all to a better place with the release of ...
National Philharmonic Releases Tribute to Hospital Workers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2020 The National Philharmonic has just released an emotional new video in support of hospital workers currently fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The video features several National Philharmonic musicians playing multiple parts of Aaron Copland's a?oeFanfare for the Common Mana?? alongside photographs of ...
Sean Hogan Releases COVID-19 Sonic Relief Single & Music Video As Tribute To Healthcare Workers
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2020 Award-winning Canadian country/roots/rock recording artist SEAN HOGAN has released a brand new COVID-19 sonic relief single and music video called DREAM STAYCATION.... |